History and Functions of the Aaronic Priesthood and the Offices of Priest, Teacher, and Deacon in

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Robert L. Marrott
Brigham Young University - Provo
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HISTORY FUNCTIONS
AND OF THE AARONIC
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OFFICES PRIEST
OF TEACHER AND DEACON IN THE CHURCH
OF JESUS CHRIST OF LLAATTTTEERRDAY SAINTS 1829 1844
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
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acknowledgments
chapter
introduction
1
1
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
2
justification
OF THE PROBLEM
3
delimitations
LIMITATIONS
DE
3
procedures
4
restoration
THE
2
5
beginnings
5
BAPTISM REMISSION SINS
FOR THE OF 6
JOHN THE BAPTIST 10
organization
is
15
3
IN
IN 19
FEW NUMBER QUORUMS 1 Q
presidents
PRIEST
24
QUORUM
qualification
ordination
31
FOR
ordination
PROOF OF 37
DUTIES 41
4
SECTION 20 OOUUTTLLTINNEE OF DUTIES 41
AN
priests
41
teachers
45
deacons
54
missionary
58
WORK
iv
chapter
page
references
DUTIES 60
OTHER TO
preparatory
ministering
GOSPEL
5 OF ANGELS
66
TEMPLES
AND
ministering
66
OF ANGELS
preparatory
73
GOSPEL
priesthood
79
TEMPLES AARONIC
AND
88
LEVI
THE SONS OF
recw011endat
sum conclusions lons
recommendations
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SUMMlAARRYY AND
bibliography
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v
chapter
1
introduction
its
beginnings
joseph
in
from 1820 when smith went
trees fathers
into the grove of his near
palmyra
on farm
york
pray
new to in seclusion about of the
which
many
religious jesus
sects join christ
should the church of
he
latter
saints
of is often called
day which the mormon
authority
to
church claimed revealed
has be founded upon
instruction god to rather being
than
and from
man a
rather cloth
reformed church than sewing old
new on an
1
putting bottles
garment or into old the
wine
new
this that
of church have claimed the heavens were
members
rrreeelliiilgion
this
again opened and that new reliaoaoiiiloooonnnn was a fresh
vibrant organization established
not the of
orcanization
by wisdom
men
bv
living this
called
but prophet of god church
by a new
me-
asserted to the stone cut out of the mountain
was be
2
it
restitu-
daniel the beginning of the
ntioned by was
all things
tion of which god hath spoken by the mouth of
3
all
his holy prophets since the
world began
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221
mark
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245
acts
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2
restitution
authority
the of to act
an in the
name
earliest it
of god one of the of the restorations
was
priesthood
called aaron
lesser priesthood
the of or
was
visitation
preceded only the of heavenly beings
and was by
presentation
plates
and the of the of the of mormon
book
gifts
translation this traces
with the of study the
responsibilities
organization this priesthood
of
and
C
STATEMENT THE PROBLEM
OF
purpose this
the of study is to determine
from
history
purposes
available sources
the development
and
priesthood
offices teacher
aaronic
of the of deacon and
priest jesus latter
christ saints
the church of of day
in
its
its
period other
in formative to than
1829 1844
priesthood
treated
restoration the aaronic is seldom in
histories yet before the date of
of the church from even
it
necessary
organization to
the of the church
was deemed
it
essential aspect
restored for of the estab-
an
was
be
subjects
lish are considered
lishment of the church which
ment
organization duties
the of deacons
include the
and
priests
early
eeaarrli
teachers in the days of the church and
and
priesthood
doctrinal aspects related to the aaronic such
preparatory
the ministering of angels the gospel and
as
priesthood
ordinances
3
justification
OF THE PROBLEM
priesthood
the aaronic department of the office of
jesus
presiding bishopric christ
the
of the church of of
latter
saints historical
day and the department of the
history
expressed desire that
church of the
have
a
a
priesthood
historical
aaronic written depth
no in
be
priesthood it
study aaronic functioned
of the as in the
century priesthood
nineteenth several
has been
made
written contribute to
manuals have been which an under-
standing general history aspects
of the of the aaronic
and
0
C
priesthood it
relates present
to teachers
as day deacons
respons-
priests
historical
an evaluation of the
and
bili
ibilittiieess lesser priesthood
of the in the days of joseph
it
beneficial
smith to the church as continues to
be
may
develop
grow and
delimitations
LIMITATIONS
DE
priest
offices
the of deacon teacher are the
and
office
only ones covered the of bishop which is also
priesthood
considered aaronic office is not indepen-
an
history
dently testament
considered the old of the
priesthood
part
this
aaronic is not the
of time
work
a
life
period is covered extends through the of joseph
which
jr
first
president
prophet
sssmmmiiittthhhyp the and of the church
4
procedures
history
the is written topical
standpoint
from
a
strictly
rather
chronological
than
from viewpoint the
a
primary basis of the study is the doctrine covenants
and
jesus
latter
christ
of the church of of saints
day
which
revelations
contains claimed to have been given to joseph
smith information has also been gathered early
from
star
publications
church such as the evening morning
and
messenger
seasons
the and advocate and the times and
diaries journals
several researched for
and have been
perta priesthood
pertaining
information inina to the aaronic these
private writings
include records
church as well as of
general historical
individuals consulted
were
works
history history
of the church comprehensive of the churrcchh
chu ach
history restora-
essentials joseph
in church smith the
and
early
tion others discourses
of
and books and and
present vvoeyyee historical
day leaders of the church wwweoeyrreee read for
doctrinal information
and